The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
Based on the wildly popular manga “Inuyasha” by Rumiko Takahashi, “Sengoku Otogi Zoshi: 30th Anniversary Art Book & Interview Collection” will be released on November 13, 2026!
Acacia and G-Mode’s secret-account dungeon novel RPG, *The Streamer Girl’s Secret Account Dungeon*, will hold its first-ever pop-up shop and café at the Entertainment Shop Tree Village Yokohama starting October 16, 2026. Details to be announced later!
To commemorate Hands’ 50th anniversary, the “The Idolmaster SideM” x Hands collaboration project, “The Idolmaster SideM knick-knacks Vol. 2,” will be held as a pop-up store at 15 Hands locations nationwide starting November 13, 2026! In this second installment, the idols appear in newly drawn illustrations dressed as store clerks from different floors—a departure from the first installment—and attention is also focused on the various ways they style their original aprons.
To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the original manga, “Yu-Gi-Oh! Jump,” featuring legendary duels, will go on sale November 13, 2026! Plus, everyone who enters the giveaway will receive OCG cards!
By Makoto Yoshimoto A collaboration café featuring *Liar! Goku-o-kun* and *Kashi Battle*, created by Makoto Kimoto, will be held at Charum Café (Ikebukuro) in Tokyo from August 26 to September 27, 2026, and at CAFE EPIC TALE (Nipponbashi) in Osaka from October 21 to November 15, 2026. In addition to collaboration menu items that will change between the first and second halves of the event, the café will feature collaboration merchandise using newly drawn illustrations, character-themed seating areas, coasters as an order bonus, and mini cards as a purchase bonus.
To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the “Dragon Quest” series, the “Dragon Quest × Loft Goods Caravan 2026” will be held at 178 Loft stores nationwide starting September 4, 2026. New merchandise, including an antique gold metallic Monsters Gallery, will be available!
The “Zero no Tsukaima 20th Anniversary Exhibition,” commemorating the 20th anniversary of the TV anime “Zero no Tsukaima” based on the original work by Noboru Yamaguchi, will be held in Osaka following its run in Ikebukuro. It will take place from October 24 to November 15, 2026, at the Rakubasu Hall on the 3rd floor of Abeno and in Osaka!
A pop-up shop for *Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Walpurgis Night’s Turn* will open sequentially starting September 19, 2026, at three Marui locations in Yurakucho, Hakata, and Namba. The lineup features a total of 18 merchandise items featuring newly drawn illustrations of the “Petal Dress”!
A collaboration event between the anime “Bocchi the Rock!” and Toshimaen Niwa-no-Yu, titled “Bocchi the Niwa-no-Yu,” will be held from October 1 to November 15, 2026. In addition to receiving a tenugui towel and a rally sheet with the purchase of a collaboration admission ticket, a total of 10 types of collaboration merchandise featuring original illustrations will be available.
The “SERVAMP” POP-UP SHOP will be held at MEDICOS SHOP Shibuya in Tokyo starting Friday, October 2, 2026, and at Abeno Rakubus in Osaka starting Friday, November 6!
The event will feature new merchandise featuring original Y2K-inspired illustrations by Tanaka Strike, the distribution of bonus clear cards (6 types total), and an exhibition of life-size panels. The lineup, including large acrylic stands and a collection of pin badges, has also been revealed.
A collaboration café between “Galaxy Express Milky☆Subway” and TOWER RECORDS CAFE will be held at four locations nationwide—Shibuya, Nagoya, Osaka, and Fukuoka—starting October 29, 2026. Collaboration menu items and merchandise featuring original illustrations based on a “retro dress” theme will be available, and reservations can be made through Ticket Pia.
A “Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL” pop-up shop will be held at three locations: Grand Entas (Akihabara Onoden Building) starting October 3, 2026; G-Store Osaka starting October 24; and G-Store Nagoya starting November 7! New merchandise featuring newly drawn illustrations of Yuma Tsukumo, Ryoga Kamishiro, Kaito Amagi, and Rei Magatsuki—based on the theme of “Preparing for a Duel”—will be on sale, and postcards will be distributed as purchase bonuses.
The “The Idolmaster Million Live!” Cyber Planet POP UP SHOP will be held at MEDICOS SHOP Shibuya starting October 8, 2026, and at Abeno Rakubasu (Abeno Hoop) starting November 7! In addition to new merchandise featuring original illustrations of Miki Hoshii, Ritsuko Akizuki, Tomoka Tenkubashi, Seirika Hakozaki, and Anna Mochizuki in their “Cyber Planet” costumes, there will be bonus clear cards, venue-exclusive bonus illustration cards, OSMO stamps, and a life-size panel giveaway campaign!
A pop-up shop for the TV anime “Kuroko’s Basketball” will kick off at the Tower Records Shibuya store on October 9, 2026, and will then tour three locations: the Abeno Hoop store and the Fukuoka Parco store! With the theme of “After School,” the shop will feature newly illustrated merchandise depicting Tetsuya Kuroko, Taiga Kagami, Ryota Kise, Shintaro Midorima, Daiki Aomine, and Atsushi Murasakibara, and Seijuro Akashi in tracksuits. Customers will receive a bonus photo shot with every 3,300 yen spent, and online sales will begin on November 6.
“Kodansha FES 2026 in Animate” will be held at Animate locations nationwide (including online stores) starting October 10, 2026! During the event period, for every single volume of a Kodansha-published manga or comic magazine purchased, customers will receive one replica mini-shikishi featuring newly drawn illustrations from 40 titles, including *Medalist*, *That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime*, and *Blue Period*.
The “Detective Conan × Namco Campaign,” commemorating the 30th anniversary of the TV anime “Detective Conan,” will be held at Namco locations nationwide starting October 9, 2026. Namco-exclusive prizes—including plush toys, clear stands, and a total of 15 types of original stickers—will be available!
